The man is a respected scholar and for his next piece of research choose an interesting subject.
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http://isohunt.com/torrents/?ihq=Islam+the+untold+story
Channel 4 cancels Islam documentary screening after presenter threatened
A screening of a controversial documentary on the history of Islam has been cancelled on security advice after its presenter was threatened.
Historian Tom Holland's Channel 4 film Islam: The Untold Story sparked more than 1,000 complaints when it was broadcast.
Holland was threatened online with a torrent of abusive messages on Twitter.
A Channel 4 spokeswoman said: "Having taken security advice, we have reluctantly cancelled a planned screening of the programme Islam: The Untold Story. We remain extremely proud of the film which is still available to view on 4oD."
The private screening was due to take place at the broadcaster's London headquarters on Thursday before an audience of historians and "opinion formers".
The documentary is due to be repeated late on Thursday night and can be viewed online.
Remember! Your Liberty To Swing Your Fist Ends Just Where My Nose Begins.
ReplyDeleteA so called respected scholar eh!
DeleteFreedom of speech doesn't mean to attack on someone's respected figure.
The above both comments are mine and I'm not Anonymous- 'G'
DeleteDid you actually watch the documentary? It was no attack on any person
ReplyDeleteNakoula,The man behind the film, convicted of several financial crimes, twice sentenced to jail, found guilty of manufacturing drugs, also convicted on federal fraud charges in USA.
ReplyDeleteWhy are you promoting him? Is he your hero too?
Do you know the meaning of documentary?
ReplyDeleteIs it a documentary???
Production of sick and criminal minds totally, not a single sign of facts.
'G'
Mozaismyhero, Did you actually watch the rubbish?
ReplyDeleteShame on your every single word on its favor SHAME! 'G'
To Anonymous,
ReplyDeleteYou have your wires crossed and making ignorant statements on things you not even watched and have no knowledge of.
The subject of this post is about a Channel 4(UK) programme entitled 'Islam: The Untold Story' made by Tom Holland. Holland is a renowed history author specialising in the Byzantine, Islamic and Persian empires.
Along with Holland the documentary has contributions from Professor Dr. Seyyed Hossein Nasr, who is currently University Professor of Islamic Studies at the George Washington University, Washington D.C. He is one of the most important and foremost scholars of Islamic, Religious and Comparative Studies in the world today. Author of over fifty books and five hundred articles which have been translated into several major Islamic, European and Asian languages, Professor Nasr is a well known and highly respected intellectual figure both in the West and the Islamic world. Possessor of an impressive academic and intellectual record, his career as a teacher and scholar spans over four decades. He has trained different generations of students over the years since 1958 when he was a professor at Tehran University.
You seem to have mistook this for the amatuerly made movie that someone made in the US, that no one has seen, and has caused the riots in Egypt and Libya.
You, dear anonymous, are talking about somethong quite different entirely.
adey
Adey - RE Libya - and suddenly they have morphed into terrorists, for we cant call them rebels now that they have turned against us can we??
ReplyDeleteAdey is right. I'm not talking about that stupid, amateurish and deliberatly provocative YouTube attack on Islam. That has no basis in fact. This was a professionally made documentary by a renowned historian. I'll say again did you actually watch it? I did and it says very little. His conclusion is that we know very little about early Islam, Muslims and prophet mohd as the religion came from
ReplyDeleteBedouin Arabs. Unlike the roman empires and others at the time they wrote very little down so we have no
Contemporary sources. We have the Koran and that doesn't even state Mecca is the holiest place and in fact early 7th century mosques faced jerusalem, so Mecca being adopted as the holiest of sites was a later invention
DeleteMozaismyhero, Your 2nd part of the post was hidden earlier, but it's readable now...
DeleteJust give me the link of the documentary 'Islam' you are talking about, as it's not available within my resources 'G'
Dear adey, I think my reply was to Mozaismyhero.
Dear G,
DeleteI am aware that you were talking to MIMH. I was just giving you facts to clear up your misapprehension.
adey
Here is the link. You can download from here. I've added it to the main article in the middle
Deletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dm8xKh8eQqU
DeleteHere it is.
adey
"so Mecca being adopted as the holiest of sites was a later invention"
ReplyDeleteby man as is the bible, torah, koran and all other religious texts before and after these monotheisms.
Tom Holland on an interesting discussion panal - fairly academic in nature but interesting, respectful and intelligent. He suggests that Abdul Malik held a huge sway in the evolution of Islam.
ReplyDeletelink here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9zGqwKZp58
adey
Love the name Jinn and Tonic, of I go back to QL I'm stealing that one......
DeleteIt is sad when academic debate is stifled by religious extremists. If their faith is so strong it can take a little examination.